11 - 17 Sports History Mario Lemieux HOF - a podcast by Mike Damergis

The Hockey Hall of Fame inducted Lemieux immediately after his first retirement in 1997, waiving the normal three-year waiting period; upon his return in 2000, he became the third Hall of Famer (after Gordie Howe and Guy Lafleur) to play after being inducted.[2] Lemieux's impact on the NHL has been significant: Andrew Conte of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review called him the saviour of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and after Lemieux's retirement, Wayne Gretzky commented that "You don't replace players like Mario Lemieux ... The game will miss him."[9] Bobby Orr called him "the most talented player I've ever seen." Orr, along with Bryan Trottier and numerous fans,[4] speculated that if Lemieux had not suffered so many issues with his health, his on-ice achievements would have been much greater.[9] In 2017, he was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players".[10] In 2004, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

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